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Turning vicious business into virtuous business

May 2, 2014 6 Comments

Business seems to be slowly adopting ‘do good and do well’ thinking. Advocates Richard Branson and Al Gore have called for a "return to values.'' The bad news is that there are just too many disconnects between their stated values and actual practices. The ‘do good and do well’ slogan is useful for public relations purposes, based on selective activities designed to bring … [Read more...]

Ripening the Olive

May 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

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A metaphor is a bridge between two situations or objects which at first glance seem not to be related... but actually have something in common. They abound in business: a wily old fox, slave driver, pick low hanging fruit, targets, drowning in paperwork, a psychic prison, etc. Our world is filled with archetypal imagery, powerful symbols that reflect the deepest layers of … [Read more...]

The Halo and the Noose

October 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Halo and the Noose is a book about the power of story telling and story listening in business life. It is aimed at all leaders and motivators who would rather use a gentle approach to lead and guide. The book is also for any person who wants to grow and learn on a spiritual front. Authors Dr. Dorian Haarhoff and Graham Williams set out their complex and important theme … [Read more...]

Blind faith (for Elma)

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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star nosed mole you work the world below in a network of passages. you recycle oxygen as a blood protein keeps you breathing in the CO2 dark. acrobat of tunnels, you somersault then reverse, push up mounds in the middle of lawns that sprawl across the moneyed world that drink all that water. some say you make the ground unpalatable for cattle and … [Read more...]

Rat lament

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Where have you gone compost rats, scavengers of the heap unearthing the germ? Where have you gone with your furred brown backs and your furred buff fronts exposed as you climbed the mesh surround? There was a time when you'd grab and run if the threat to your world looked real, but the passage of time has brokered a calm more leisure to sample the fare with … [Read more...]

‘Tis the season to be grateful and giving

October 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, "You owe Me." Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. (Hafiz) Gratitude From the moment of birth, we are given the gift of life and breath - before we learn to give. In the above poem the Persian poet, Shamseddin Mohammad (crica 1300's), better known as Hafiz (a title given to those who … [Read more...]

Weather and season song

October 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

By Dorian Haarhoff in this cape of storms waves rear on hind legs like polar bears slashing the sky. gale wind drives rain parallel to the earth through the vineyard, splitting the oak, flooding the Flats, cracking the sea wall like an egg shell. sweating dog summers pant and howl in the face of a fynbos fire that chokes the air and hurls pine cone grenades … [Read more...]

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Why the Humphead Wrasse Is Endangered and What We Can Do About It

The humphead wrasse continues to be threatened by illegal fishing. Learn what's being done to help save this reef fish species and why they're so important.

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Mitigating plastic waste’s negative impact on the environment

The South African plastics industry is taking solid steps forward to mitigate the negative impact of plastic waste on the environment and society. This is evidenced by the amount of recycling of pl…

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FOSSIL FOOLS: Stop oil and gas exploration madness, SA scientists urge government

‘Energy security should be based on science, not narrow, short-sighted political and vested interests. History will judge the current South African government harshly if it fails to act decisively now for the sake of its people and the greater good of the planet.’

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Malawi receives US$14.2 million drought recovery insurance payout

In a ceremony presided over by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the African Risk Capacity Group, in t…

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Campaign aims to save SA sharks and rays

Last week welcomed significant news and positive movement for marine conservation in South Africa – a country that sits in the top five as a global hotspot for shark and ray diversity – as th…

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